July 12Note: This post has been moved to our new location, SoCalRealEstateNews.com. Click here for a direct link to the post, “Jury Duty.” Only the first few paragraphs of the post follow:
I used to try to avoid Jury Duty; now I figure it’s just part of being a good citizen. However, being self-employed, I try to limit the amount of days I have to put in.
It’s always an interesting experience. As a bonus, I usually take some things back that relate to real estate.
After getting up early to write our April Fool’s Post, I spent last Tuesday at OC’s “West Justice Center.” This time it confirmed some of my suspicions about the difference between lawyers and Realtors.
Shortly after checking in & donating my felt tip marker to the officer at the door, I was sent up to a courtroom to be in a jury pool with about a hundred of my new best friends.
After instructions from a bemused bailiff we were given our numbers & sworn in by the court clerk. Then we all rose so the judge could come in.
His honor told us this was a criminal case that would take 5-6 days of our lives if we ended up on the jury. I had figured a day or two was about all I could do, but it sounded like this judge wasn’t going to buy that. “Jury duty is like military service,” he said. Guess he hadn’t heard that the military draft was abolished decades ago. “Unless this would cause a life-altering hardship,” the judge continued, “you need to serve.” Wow–life altering!
Click here to see what happened when the judge examined me for service.
